A meeting of land and sea
Subtitle: nature and the future of Martha's Vineyard
By: David R. Foster ; illustrations by Brian R. Hall ; photograhy by David R. Foster
Contributors: Hall, Brian R., illustrator
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780300214178
Subjects: Maps; Conservation of natural resources; Ecology; Indians of North America; Natural history; Antiquities; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: I. The lay of the land. Landscape history and ecology ; The setting and stage; title: II. Shaping the island : prehistory to A.D. 1600. Geology and sea level rise ; Climate and vegetation dynamics ; People on the coast; title: III. Shaping the land : h istory through the twenty-first century. Winds that roil the island ; Waves that waste the coast ; 1850 : the landscape that became today ; Making the modern landsape ; Conserving the Vineyard; title: IV. Shaping the present and the future. Exploring the natural and cultural landscape ; Wildlife ; Planning the island ; A conservation fututre ; Perspectives in island time.